The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-11-16
PEOPLE svEaysopy KNOWS.
Personal Items Concerning Men and
Women Whom the World Talks About
The daughter of Ole Bull IS preparing
for the Harvard anrex


Personal Items Concerning Men and
Women Whom the World Talks About
The daughter Of Ole Bull is preparing
for the Harvard annex.
Queen Margaret, of Italy. has had
capable Jewish instructors, can read the
Old Testament in Hebrew with ease and
has collected a large Hebrew library,
with the latest works ON Jewish litera-
ture.
Dom Pedro | composed song entitled
LYNNE de Undergraduates, :" and il has
Just been executed for the first time at
baden Baden, under the direction of his
son, Dom Pedro II. the present ruler Of
brazil, who Is said 20 be talented mu-
sician.
Mr.. Edison has perfected his phono-
graph for practical use. and the machine
Is soon to be put on the market at a re-
tail price of 800. The Edison comuanv
claims that the machine will reproiuce
the voice 80 clearly and accurately that
the words cannot be misunderstood.
George W. Cable, lately. of Louisiana.
now OF Massachusetts, has developed not
only INTO great novelist. but Is ac-
| counted one Of the best biblical scholars
IN the east He has a Bible class in Bos-
| ton, and II is said receives a very large
salary from it annually. He was here
the other day, but hurried away to read
| somewhere. He wears n fuIl dark hoard
and a thick mustache that struggles over
and joins the mass of whiskers. His
complexion is paliid and somewhat sal
| low. In dress he is not dandified and
avoids anything loud. He wore a plain
| black frock coat, double breasted and
| dark trousers.
When the late duke of Portland died
most of his property went to his sisters,
one of whom was Lady Ossington. As
| this lady was widow she was assisted
in the management of her great inherit
ance by her brother-in-law, the late A.
| penison, and IN return for his services
she made him considerable present in
| money, This money Mr. Denison in
vested IN sumptuous watch. A very
musical repeater of the best workman
ship was inclosed in gold case literally
studded with jewels, and each Jewel
stone. The watch chain had succession
of black pearls, and the signet was
scarabseus. The worst of this costly
whIm was that the owner scarcely dared
wear the watch for fear of being robbed
| ~ AiiS StittA, anu tpuiu NOT tesiNe iL at
home for fear of a burglary.
If ever the habit of cigarette smoking
has thoroughly and permanently fastened
itself upon any man, that man is Robert
Louis Stevenson. the popular romancer.
During tritle of over one hour of con-
versation ON his brief visit to New York
recently. an average sized bundle of
cigarettes was entirely consumed by the
novelist in rapid succession. Mr.. Ste
venson has entirely ruined his health by
the practice, and both of his lungs have
been impaired beyond medical skill solely
by the constant inhaling of the deadly
smoke. He is frankly conscious of the
evil effects of the vice that has so secure
ly conquered him, and despite the most
earnest efforts of his mother, wife and
friends, the practice goes on unabated
With Mr.. Stevenson cigarette is his las
companion ON retiring at night and tn,
first sought by him on rising. Physicians
of all lands have warned in vain, fearing
the eliminating effects ON constitution
! already nearly shattered, and on a minc
from which has emanated those wonder
ful romances that have made their autho
SO widely popular in English reading
lands.